SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Micro-Focused and Time-Resolved BLS Upgrade
- Notice Date
- 2/25/2022 2:27:24 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST GAITHERSBURG MD 20899 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20899
- Solicitation Number
- NB687040-22-00698-SoleSourceJustification
- Response Due
- 3/1/2022 9:00:00 AM
- Point of Contact
- Patricia Rose, Phone: 3034973106, Angela Hitt, Phone: 3034977305
- E-Mail Address
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patricia.rose@nist.gov, angela.hitt@nist.gov
(patricia.rose@nist.gov, angela.hitt@nist.gov)
- Description
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division, intends to negotiate with THATec Innovation GmbH, located in Mannheim, Germany, on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b), soliciting from a single source to purchase a Micro focused and Time-Resolved BLS upgrade (which includes proprietary software). ���� The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has funding for the development of new measurement capability to support magnetic random-access memories, novel spin based technologies and on-chip microwave devices. To facilitate support of this effort, NIST must upgrade its current Brillouin light scattering spectrometer to include both a micro-focused beam and a time-resolved capability. In order to achieve this, both hardware and software upgrades are required that must be compatible with the existing system. General Specifications: All components must be compatible and engineered for use with a JRS Scientific Instruments 6-pass Fabry-Perot interferometer (hereafter referred to as TFP). All components and software must be compatible and work within the Thatec OS environment already employed at NIST. All software interfaces must have a GUI interface and work within the Windows 10 operating system. All optical components must be compatible and optimized for optical wavelengths of 532 nm. All components must be new. No used or refurbished systems will not be considered. Only commercial systems with a proven and verifiable track record will be considered.� The complete system will include a micro-focused module, imaging system, nanopositioners, time resolved module and all software required for operation to be individually specified below. All components must be seamlessly integrated. Micro-focused module Must include all optics, optomechanics and supporting structure (superstructure) required to bring the incident laser beam to the samples and collect the backscattered light to direct to the interferometer while simultaneously imaging the sample. Must have a 100x objective lens with a numerical aperture (NA) of 0.75. Objective lens must be mounted in the vertical direction to focus on and image the sample from above. Must be used with an existing model 5403 GMW magnet Nano positioners Must have 3-axis motion: x,y,z, where z is the vertical direction Travel range must be at least 16 cm in the x-direction, 5 cm in y-direction and 4.5 cm in the z-direction For the in-plane directions (x and y), the positioners must have incremental motions of 1 nm or better with a repeatability better than 50 nm. For the vertical direction (z), the positioners must have incremental motions of 75 nm or better with a repeatability better than 250 nm. Must be able to be operated with loads up to 50 N. Imaging system System must mount to an optical table with ��-20 holes on a 1 inch spaced hole pattern. The image stabilization software must provide active stabilization of the laser spot position on the sample and needs to include an autofocus routine to keep the laser beam focused onto the sample. The software must allow for selecting a �region of interest� for 2D- and 1D-scans to increase the throughput of the measurements. The system must include a USB3 CCD camera with at least 1024x1024 pixels and the imaging optics must provide a field of view better than 50� ?m x 50 ?m in combination with a 100x objective lens. The systems must include an illumination source for imaging the sample and a photodiode to enable the autofocus routine. Must be compatible and be able to seamlessly integrate with an existing data acquisition and TFP stabilization software module that was manufactured by THATec Innovation GmbH.� This system is currently in use at NIST to allow a future upgrade to a micro-BLS system. Must be compatible with LABVIEW 2015 SP1 Time-resolution module Must include software to perform time-resolved Brillouin Light Scattering measurements. This software needs integrate with an existing data acquisition and TFP stabilization software module that was manufactured by THATec Innovation GmbH.� This system is currently in use at NIST to allow a future upgrade to a micro-BLS system. The time-resolution module must integrate with the software of the imaging system. Must be compatible with LABVIEW 2015 SP1 Must include hardware required to perform time-resolved Brillouin Light Scattering measurements. The programmable time steps need to be smaller than 1 ns and the timing jitter of the hardware less than 300 ps. Microwave probe mount Must include mounts for 2 microwave probes to contact samples, with necessary hardware for integration into the structure of the microfocus module. The positioning range of the mounts must be at least 5 mm in x-, y- and z- direction. Railing system The system must include a railing system to mount and move the GMW 5403 electromagnet from the structure of the microfocus module to a second position for conventional Brillouin Light Scattering measurements. The total travel distance must be customizable with a maximum length that is no less than 1300 mm. Justification to Sole Source: 1. Currently employs a THATec Innovation GmbH image stabilization module that allows for precise optical measurement of magnetic nanostructures and devices.� This image stabilization module must be seamlessly integrated with the new BLS control system.� 2. Since the image stabilization module consists of proprietary software where the source code is locked, integration with a different vendor presents significant risk to NIST.� 3. The total cost of the combined spectrometer and imaging system will exceed $XXX and must be operational by May 2022. To reduce risk to NIST's nanomagnetic program, it is essential to have a proven and established system for controlling and integrating the complete instrument. The NAICS code of 334516 for Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price contract to THATec Innovation GmbH for this requirement. Interested parties that can demonstrate they could satisfy the requirement listed above for NIST must clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing on or before the response date for this notice. This notice of intent is not a solicitation. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. If competitive procedures are not used it is estimated that an award will be issued in Late 2nd Quarter of FY22. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to patricia.rose@nist.gov . All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted to patricia.rose@nist.gov no later than the date within this posting.
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